Lazarillo Movie Review 1959

In 17th-century Castille, a fatherless boy, abandoned by his mother, finds work with a strange succession of employers, including a blind beggar, fake nobleman, and traveling band of performers. They all teach him lessons in survival as well as cunning and deception. Spanish with subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 109 minutes.
Originally from Spanish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 17th Century, Spain, Childhood Visions

Screenplay

Cesar Ardavin

Cast

Marco Paoletti, Juan Jose Menendez, Carlos Casaravilla, Margarita Lozano

Director

Cesar Ardavin

Music

Ruiz De Luna

Awards

Berlin Intl. Film Fest. 1960: Film.